Associations to the word «Portative»
Verb
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Wiktionary
PORTATIVE, adjective. (now) (rare) Portable. [from 14th c.]
PORTATIVE, adjective. (obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying. [15th-19th c.]
PORTATIVE, noun. (now) (chiefly historical) A portative organ.
PORTATIVE ORGAN, noun. (music) A small pipe organ with one rank of flue pipes, sometimes arranged in two rows, to be played while strapped to the performer at a right angle.
PORTATIVE ORGANS, noun. Plural of portative organ
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.